MCHS powerlifting teams take second, sixth at state

RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS The McDonald County High School boys' powerlifting team took second and the girls' sixth at the Missouri High School Powerlifting State Championships held March 10 at Glendale High School in Springfield
RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS The McDonald County High School boys' powerlifting team took second and the girls' sixth at the Missouri High School Powerlifting State Championships held March 10 at Glendale High School in Springfield

The McDonald County High School boys' and girls' powerlifting teams, each with three state champions, took second and sixth place, respectively, at the Missouri State Powerlifting Championships held on March 10 at Glendale High School in Springfield.

Boys overall state champions were Erin Yang (125 pounds), Isrrael De Santiago (195 pounds) and Elliott Wolfe (heavyweight).

De Santiago and Wolfe both set new state records in the deadlift in their respective weight classes on the way to winning their overall titles. De Santiago's deadlift was 530 pounds while Elliott cracked the 600-pound barrier at 600 even.

Yang's total for three lifts (squat, bench press and deadlift) was 740 pounds, while De Santiago topped out at 1,285 pounds and Wolfe hit 1,470 pounds.

Corbin Jones added a second place overall finish with 1,015 pounds in the 165-pound division. Rounding out the boys' results for the Mustangs were John Howard, fifth, 135 pounds; Huechi Xiong, 11th, 155 pounds; Matt Calhoun, fourth, 175 pounds; Bucky Harrell, 11th, 175 pounds; Kolton Blue, 10th, 210 pounds; Kaiden Campbell, seventh, 225 pounds; Nolen Baisch, third, 250 pounds; and, Tanner Harnar, fifth, 250 pounds.

Joplin won the boys' title with 13,110 pounds, followed by McDonald County with 12,445 and Marshfield with 12,290 pounds. There were a total of 19 teams competing in the meet.

Winning state titles for the McDonald County girls were Emily Thornton (115 pounds), Jade Jackson (155 pounds) and Allison Nicoletti (175 pounds).

Thornton had the top bench (110 pounds) and the top deadlift (230 pounds) as well as winning the overall title with 560 pounds. Jackson won the overall title with 655 pounds, including the top deadlift of 300 pounds, while Nicoletti set a state record with a 305-pound squat, the top bench (150 pounds) and the top deadlift (315 pounds) to easily win the overall title with 770 pounds.

Rounding out the results for the McDonald County girls were Erin Cooper, seventh, 135 pounds; Rebecca Green, ninth, 145 pounds; and Jackie Grider, fifth, 175 pounds.

Sports on 03/15/2018